LUCKNOW, May 9 -- Asha Mishra, a stalwart of the progressive women's movement and mother of editor and senior journalist, Pranshu Mishra, passed away on Friday morning. She was 78. She is survived by her husband and two sons. Several political leaders, including deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, paid their last respects to the departed soul. A teacher by profession with a strong association with the progressive women's movement, Asha Mishra was former state president of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), active member of the teachers' union and a staunch leader advocating for the rights of the poor, the oppressed, women and other marginalised sections of society. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, union minister and BJP state president Pankaj Chaudhary, MLA Pankaj Singh, Congress leaders Virendra Madan and Anshu Awasthi, Mukesh Bahadur Singh of Indo American Chamber of Commerce along with his wife Reena Singh, district magistrate Vishak G, former LU vice chancellor Prof Roop Rekha Verma, Madhu Garg of AIDWA, Rakesh of IPTA, social activists Kanti Mishra, Naish Hasan, Deepak Kabir, Tahira Hasan, Seema Rana paid their last respects to the departed soul. UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana, BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, UPCC president Ajay Rai, Congress general secretary and in charge (UP) Avinash Pande and MLA Rajeshwar Singh condoled Asha Mishra's death. Senior editors and journalists, including Sunil Dwivedi, Pravin Kumar, Vijay Tripathi, Sudhir Mishra, Sharat Pradhan, Ram Dutt Tripathi, Mudit Mathur, Sheetal P Singh, former UP information commissioner Rajkeshwar Singh, former DG (CRPF) Anand Maheshwari and others were present when the mortal remains of Asha Mishra were consigned to flames at the Bhaisakund electric crematorium.htc...